"Xiusun," Ruan said with some displeasure, and couldn't bear to accentuate his tone, "Girls, you can't talk nonsense. ”

Xiusun nodded abruptly, and Ruan Shi saw that Xiusun's eyes were a little red, thinking that she was embarrassed, so he stopped blaming.

After pondering for a moment, Ruan Shi saw that there were no outsiders in the house, and said, "Last time about your third cousin, my mother and your uncle were joking, you are a child, don't take it seriously." ”

Third cousin? Where did this third cousin come from? Xiusun didn't have time to be sad, and she broke out in a cold sweat.

Later, Xiusun learned that this third cousin was Xiusun's uncle - the third son of the business wizard Ruan Shanzhi, named Ruan Dechun, ten years old this year, two years ago, the uncle of the Ruan family brought this son to visit the door, Ruan saw that Ruan Dechun was beautiful and cute, so he joked with his brother, saying that he wanted the two families to marry.

At that time, the two children were present, and when Ruan heard Xiusun say this today, he thought he was talking about her third cousin, although Xiusun was young, he remembered the words of the adults and took it seriously.

Ruan Shi saw that Xiusun was a little lonely, but he was still not at ease, so he asked Chen's mother to take Chunting to the hall to settle the account, and he pulled Xiusun to his side and whispered.

"Mother originally had this idea, looking at your uncle's family is your uncle and said yes, your third cousin has a soft temperament, my mother thought, your grandmother has not dealt with the long house for many years, I'm afraid this relative can't be fingered, and your father doesn't know what year and month to enter the Shi and the first, if your mother has never been able to give birth to a boy, no one will support you in the future, so I think it is better to marry you back to your mother's family."

In Xiusun's shocked gaze, Ruan continued, "But now, your grandmother took advantage of the eldest lord's funeral to return to the old mansion in Jiangpu, and the old mansion has built a boudoir school for your sisters to go to school, I think there will be plans for your sisters' marriage, your third cousin was born in a merchant, and he has no reputation, so it is not good to mention it now." ”

Xiusun nodded, the shock on her face still couldn't be contained, oh my God, she was only seven years old, and her mother had already helped her find a place to go, the problem was, she hadn't seen the third cousin yet.

However, the topic of learning abacus has finally been diverted eight feet away, Xiusun caresses her little liver, she can't do anything with ten fingers moving together, abacus is like this, playing the piano is also like this, and learning the piano is also a nightmare when she is learning.

Three days later, Qiong Fangzhai packed up, Xiuzhi packed up her things and moved in, Xiuguan was still grounded, and Quan Dang didn't know about it.

Xiusun pulled Xiuqian to congratulate Xiuzhi on the joy of housewarming.

Qiongfangzhai is a small courtyard with two entrances, just in the southeast corner of the Foshou Lake Courtyard, where there is a whole pear forest. When the pear blossoms bloom in spring, the pale white pear blossoms are piled up with oblique branches, like clouds and mist, covering the small pavilions, like Langyuan fairyland.

But now it is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and among the lush green trees, there are clusters of yellow, orange and orange pears, just like the little lanterns, which are just in response to the joy of this housewarming.

Xiusun sent a palm-sized Qingzhou red silk inkstone, the irregular inkstone body is like a random drop of water, and the side is carved with a flower like a string moon, according to her observation, Xiuzhi still likes to copy scriptures.

Xiuqian sent a glass fruit plate.

The three sisters had dinner together, and the old lady and the lady both brought additional dishes.

The next day, Xiuqian moved to the wing room of the old lady's courtyard, and the three sisters gathered in the old lady's house for a big meal.

At the same time, Aunt Qin moved from the quiet room of the Huanshi Mountain House into the small courtyard of the Bifen Pavilion, and her nurse, Mother Zheng, had also arrived at the house to help her settle the luggage she brought.

A small one into the yard, three main rooms, wings on both sides, the middle of the yard is a cross road, the corner of the courtyard into the door is planted with a high osmanthus tree, it is the season of osmanthus fragrance, a little osmanthus hangs among the lush branches and leaves, the courtyard is full of fragrance.

Aunt Qin was lying on the beautiful couch in front of the window, leaning sideways and looking up at the laurel tree outside the window, her pale and tired face was also bright and bright.

Zheng's mother neatly placed the books in her luggage on the bookshelves in the east room, wiped the bookcase and piano case clean, and changed into the official green Hangzhou silk gown often worn by the servants in the house, and her wrinkled dark yellow old face looked as old as withered bark.

On the day she came, the old lady sent Shen's mother over to ask for a deed of sale, the rules of the house, and the deed of sale of the slaves and maids around her aunt were all in the house.

Qin Xiyan discussed with her, and heard that the house issued monthly silver every month, and wrapped clothes all year round, so she thought it was very good, and saw that the mothers in the house who were about the same age as her were wearing gold and silver and agreed, Qin Xiyan handed over Zheng's mother's deed of sale to the old lady, and the old lady took the deed of sale and gave Qin Xiyan fifty taels of silver as compensation, and by the way, she also made up a concubine paperwork.

As soon as she turned around, she saw the young lady smiling faintly at the window, hurriedly walked over, and blamed her, "Why did the young lady leave the window open again, you just had a miscarriage, this autumn breeze is cool, how can it be good if it is blown out?" "Bypass the beauty couch and close the partition door.

There was a soft creak, the transparent glass embedded in the partition door flashed, and the sweet fragrance of osmanthus gradually faded. Aunt Qin turned her eyes and caught a glimpse of the grass pattern carvings hanging on the top of her head, the varnish wood color lined with the tender primrose-colored curtains, quiet and warm. She turned her eyes to look at the black lacquer shelf bed in the bedroom, and the two black lacquered gold orchid cabinets against the wall, and remembered the box of silk and silk and jewelry sent by the old lady two days ago yesterday.

There was Mother Zheng's nagging in her ears, "Miss, you have to take good care of yourself, don't be too sad, you are still young, as long as the eighth master remembers your goodness, the child will have it sooner or later." ”

Aunt Qin frowned when she heard this, and interrupted Zheng's mother lightly with some impatience, "Mom, don't say it anymore, it's actually not very sad." ”

At this time, a little maid came in with a tray, and there were three red and bright brocades in it, and a pair of jade bracelets and two red gold hairpins were pressed on it, and she said, "The sister in the old lady's yard sent it and said that it was rewarded by the wife." ”

Aunt Qin beckoned the little maid to bring the tray to the front, and stretched out her hand to stroke the gorgeous brocade, a magenta silver thread swastika head, a magenta gold thread swastika flowing water pattern, and a silver red gold thread copper coin pattern, all of which are smooth and soft, dazzling, and first-class good materials. The pair of jade jade bracelets are also very good, and the red gold hairpins are also dotted with a little pearls, which are all good things.

Zheng's mother was worried, "What does this mean, madam?" "I was scared.

Aunt Qin glanced at Mother Zheng and sent the little maid away, "Bale, you go down first, just put things down." ”

The little maid named Ba Le put the tray on the square crane leg incense table in front of Aunt Qin's couch and retreated.

Aunt Qin's slender fingers rubbed the dazzling brocade horses repeatedly, and sneered, "Do you still need to ask, magenta, magenta, and silver red are not red, she wants to sue me, even if she wears gorgeous clothes, she can't be the main room after all." ”

The corners of his mouth were slightly white with a sarcastic smile, full of disdain and determination.

"This, this is just too deceitful." Zheng's mother was furious, "They forced you to beat the child, and you are still like this!" What kind of green onion is she! Our ancestors have been officials, she is just a lowly businessman, and she doesn't know a basket of watermelon-sized characters, so she dares to humiliate you like this! ”

Saying that, she walked around the house with her sleeves pulled, and she also knew that now that she was under the fence, she would definitely not be able to run over and beat the eldest woman, but she saw that the young lady who was pulling the eldest lady with hard work was humiliated to this point, how could she not be sad and resentful.

Aunt Qin frowned, raised her hand and pulled Mother Zheng to sit on the small pestle beside her, and comforted, "Mom, bear with me, this is just the beginning." ”

"What? How can this work? Mother Zheng took a sip, rolled her eyes, and smiled mysteriously, "Otherwise, let's cut this material badly, and when the eighth master comes back, we will sue the eighth master, saying that she deliberately sent the cut fabric to you, and let the eighth master scold her." ”

Aunt Qin pursed her lips when she heard this tasteless bad idea, and retorted, "I also said when Ba Le came in just now, these things were sent directly by the old lady, and it must be that the wife took them to the old lady first to let the old lady look at them, what to do in the middle?" ”

Mother Zheng was very disappointed when she heard this, so she hated and said, "How can people swallow this breath!" ”

Aunt Qin frowned again when she heard this, she regretted bringing Mother Zheng into the house, on weekdays, their master and servant lived in the small courtyard at the foot of Zhongshan Mountain, and it was inevitable that some people would come to find trouble, and they all relied on Mother Zheng's spicy energy to drive people away and protect her, and now that she has entered this high gate and deep house, Mother Zheng's pungent and fierce seems to be not so appropriate.

She raised her eyes and saw Mother Zheng's rough fingers, and sighed secretly, Mother Zheng had taken care of her for so many years, and she couldn't send people away as soon as she had glory and wealth.

"Mom," she had to soften her voice and said slowly, "A good man doesn't suffer the loss in front of him, that day the Ruan family fainted and asked for a doctor, and in the end, I still have to obediently send something to admit that I am an aunt, what if she has a child, the eighth master has long been disgusted with her, as long as the eighth master has me in his heart, we will have a good life." ”

Mother Zheng also smiled proudly after Aunt Qin's mention, "Yes, what if you have a child, it will be a few months before this child is born, who knows what accidents will happen." ”

As if thinking of something interesting again, a light flashed on the shriveled skin, and she took Aunt Qin's hand and said, "When the time comes, her child will be gone, and Miss will give birth to the master's child again, so it's okay to straighten Miss to be a wife!" ”

Aunt Qin looked at the nurse's happy appearance, and she couldn't bear to hit her, but thinking of the disgusted look of the eighth master every time he mentioned the wife of the family, there was a place in her heart that quietly loosened, although the scholar family could not take the concubine as his wife, but some aunts were more beautiful than the wife, she thought about it, and couldn't help but raise her chin slightly.

If she can't bear it, she will make a big plan, she took Zheng's mother's hand, "Mom, you can't call me Miss anymore in the future, you still call me aunt like the house." ”

Zheng's mother wanted to refute again, but seeing the earnestness in her young lady's eyes, she still sighed and nodded tearfully.

Even the child in the belly has given up, I must hold this wealth tightly in the palm of my hand, Aunt Qin looked at the osmanthus tree in the courtyard through the glass pane, and secretly made up her mind.

In the middle of the onion Jiexuan, Ruan Shi listened to the little maid's report, pursed his lips a little helplessly, and sneered, "I still think she is such a great." ”

Chen's mother listened to it next to her, and looked at Xiusun, who was sitting next to Ruan's and eating fruit, and blamed, "Madam, this young lady is still here, how can you talk about it cheaply, how bad is this." ”

Xiusun raised her head, raised her short fingers stained with water juice, and said seriously, "Mother Chen, my mother only said it once, and you just said it twice." ”

Chen's mother was angry, and Ruan's smiled backwards.

However, the imagination of this cheap person is really good, in fact, the three pieces of cloth were not specially selected by the Ruan family at all, but the leftover from the Ruan family's dowry shop, and they could not be sold because of the wear and tear of the corners, so they sent some of them into the house for the Ruan family to reward people. Today, Ruan suddenly remembered, so he asked Chen's mother to turn out from under the cage, remembering Aunt Qin's widowed appearance, so he deliberately picked a few gaudy materials, cut off the worn corners, folded them and sent them to the old lady for inspection.

I didn't expect there to be such a warning.

Wonderful, really wonderful.

At this time, there was a notification outside the door, saying that the eighth master had returned.